A survey commissioned by the Federal Ministry of the Interior was conducted with several thousand students to better understand their expectations and priorities. Whilst they highlighted job security and progress in respect of work-life balance (more important than pay), the respondents mentioned the lack of opportunities for individualised career paths and a closed and non-innovative work culture.

The Government Recruitment Information Database (GRID) is used to produce insights that improve Civil Service recruitment. To make the GRID easier to use for HR departments, its designers have developed Golden Thread, an analysis resource for obtaining - and displaying in the most user-friendly formats - secure online dashboards which can be accessed on-demand.

The aim of the new onboarding module in the Federal human resources information system is to monitor post-selection activities online. It provides new hires with customised information on their tasks and workflows, their departments’ work and organisation, the training offering and dynamic questionnaires for collecting their feedback.